Reciprocating manicure device

ABSTRACT

A manicure device is provided which imparts reciprocating motion to a removable manicure tool. An electric motor drives a pinion gear which in turn drives a ring gear which has an integral eccentric. A tool holder is moved in a reciprocating motion by the eccentric and at its end received the manicure tool. The tool holder is guided in its reciprocating motion by means of roller bearings which ride on the inner surfaces of a hollow enclosure. A handle containing the motor and the tool holder is stored in the upper portion of a plastic case along with the manicure tools, and the line cord is stored in a recessed enclosure that is accessible from the bottom of the case.

United States Patent [191 Waters et al.

RECIPROCATING MANICURE DEVICE Inventors: Robert S. Waters, Oak Brook;

Albert R. Spohr, Park Ridge, both of 111.

Assignee: Sunbeam Corporation, Chicago, 111. Filed: Dec. 7, 1972 Appl.No.: 312,889

Related US. Application Data Division of Ser. No. 105,581, Jan. ll,1971, Pat. No. 3,720,851.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 5/1934 Tuttle et al. 132/79 R11/1958 Thompson l32/73.6

[111 3,815,614 June 11, 1974 2,936,768 5/1960 Chamberlain l32/73.6

Primary Examiner-G. E. McNeill Attorney, Agent, or Firm-George R. Clark;Neil M. Rose; Clifford A. Dean [5 7 ABSTRACT A manicure device isprovided which imparts reciprocating motion to a removable manicuretool. An electric motor drives a pinion gear which in turn drives a ringgear which has an integral eccentric. A tool holder is moved in areciprocating motion by the eccentric and at its end received themanicure tool. The tool holder is guided in its reciprocating motion bymeans of roller bearings which ride on the inner surfaces of a hollowenclosure. A handle containing the motor and the tool holder is storedin the upper portion of a plastic case along with the manicure tools,and the line cord is stored in a recessed enclosure that is accessiblefrom the bottom of the case.

3 Claims, 11 Drawing Figures PATENTEUJUHH W 3.815514 SHEET UP 4PATENTEDJUH 1 1 19m SHEET 2 BF 4 PATENTEDJUH 1 1 m4 SHEET 3 OF 4RECIPROCATING MANICURE DEVICE BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This is adivisional application of US. Ser. No. 105,581 filed Jan. 11, 1971, nowUS. Pat. No 3,720,851, which is assigned to the assignee of the presentapplication.

Reciprocating manicure devices are known in which an electric motor, acarrier for the manicure tool and a rotary-to-reciprocating motionconverting mechanism are all housed within an elongated handle. Anexample of such a manicure device is shown in French Patent No.l,51l,653, issued in the name of M. Chapatte. The Chapatte patentdiscloses the employment of ball bearings to provide for a low frictionbearing surface for the reciprocating carrier. The use of ball bearingsin a manicure device in this manner has a number of disadvantages. Firstof all, it is desirable that the manicure assembly be housed in acompact, easyto-grasp handle. Due to the small size of the handle, it isnecessary that the componentparts of the manicure device be assemblablein a convenient manner. Ball bearings of the size required in such amanicure device are very difficult to handle and to contain within theirproper races. In addition, the races for ball bearings are difficult tofabricate in comparison with the races for roller bearings'or needlebearings of a comparable size.

appearance, which is very essential in order to be able to successfullymarket such a device, it is desirable to construct the carrier ofplastic. Deformation of the plastic due to an excess load isconsiderably less likely to occur when a needle hearing or rollerbearing is employed rather than a ball bearing since the load will notbe concentrated at a single point but is instead spread across theentire contact surface of the bearing. The manicure tool is also'heldinto place in a manner which is believed to be more reliable than thedetent provisions of theChapatte patent.

In accordance with the desirability of providing for easy assembly andfor an inexpensive structure, it is desirable to minimize the number ofretaining devices such as screws, rivets, tabs and etc. which areemployed to secure the parts of the manicure into their proper lcations.In the splithousing configuration of the manicure device describedherein, a single retaining element, a screw in the disclosed embodiment,is employed. The handle of the manicure device is so designed that thisscrew serves to hold the split sections of the handle together, and itis not employed to locate or secure any of the internal parts of thehandle in position. In the manicure device of the present invention,even this single screw may be eliminated, and the two sections of thehandle may be snap-fit into place by means of projecting tabs on oneportion and receiving tabs on the other portion of the plastic handle ifdesired.

While the handle of the manicure and the extendable looped cord which isattached to the handle may be conveniently located in a recess in thecarrying case,

the storage of the line cord should also be accomplished in a mannerwhich is not inconvenient to the user and which will not increase thesize of the carrying case. To achieve this end, the line cord in thepresent manicure device is stored in a recess which is accessible fromthe bottom of the carrying case. This feature minimizes the size of thecarrying case and does not present the unsightly appearance which wouldoccur if the line cord projected from one of the side walls or the topof the carrying case.

It is an object, therefore, of the present invention to provide rollerbearings for a tool carrier which is enclosed in a handle wherein saidroller bearings are aligned with their longitudinal axis perpendicularto the axis of reciprocation and are each contained in a race that isformed with the tool carrier.

It is another object of the present invention to provide roller bearingsfor a tool carrier wherein at least one roller bearing is inserted intoa race formed with one surface of the tool carrier and a second rollerbearing is inserted into a race formed with another surface of the toolcarrier so that the axes of the two roller bearings are parallel, and ahollow housing encloses the tool carrier in such a manner that innersurfaces of the housing contact both of the roller bearings.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a handle for amotor-operated device which drives a tool carrier wherein the motor andthe tool carrier are supported in their proper position within thehandle, and preferably wherein roller bearings are provided for the toolcarrier, without the employment of any type of securing means whichrequires a tool to effect disassembly of said parts when said handle isopened.

It is another object of the present invention to provide for theconvenient storage of the electrical cords and the power handle of amanicure device having a carrying case in which the tool carrier for themanicure device is housed in a handle which is connected to anextendable cord that passes through an opening in a power handle storagecavity in an upper surface of the carrying case while the line cord maybe stored in a recess formed in the bottom of the carrying case.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS g which:

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of the manicure decure device with thepower handle in its storage cavity;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the carrying case along the line 3-3 ofFIG..2;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the upper portion of the carrying case withthe bottom cover removed;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the carrying case taken along line 5-5 ofFIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a top sectional view of the power handle along the line 6-6 ofFIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of the power handle along the line 7-7of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the power handle along the line 8-8 ofFIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a top sectional view of the tool holding portion of the powerhandle along line 9-9 of FIG. 8;

FIG. is a side sectional view of the tool holding portion of the powerhandle; and

FIG. 11 is a partial front sectional view taken along the line ll-ll ofFIG. 6 showing the front motor support posts of the power handle.

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Referring to the drawings, thereis shown in FIG. 1 a manicure set which consists of a carrying casedesignated generally by the reference numeral 11 and a power handledesignated generally by the reference numeral 12. The carrying case 11has a number of storage recesses 27 and 16a-21a in the upper surface 13of the base 14 of the carrying case 11. The recesses 27 and l6a-2la areexposed when the cover 15 is opened, and they are employed to provideconvenient storage space for the power handle 12 and for the variousmanicure implements 16-21 which may be removably stored in the carryingcase 11.

The manicure implements 16-21 enable the operator to perform differentmanicuring functions. A cuticle brush 16, which is suitable for quicklyremoving cuticle residue, is positioned in the surface 13 of the topsection29 of the base 14 in a storage recess 16a which is slightlylarger than the cuticle brush 16 and conforms in shape to the shapeofthe brush 16. A nail buffer 17 is also positioned in a storage recess17a which has a shape that conforms to that of the buffer 17. The buffer17 may be used to give a high gloss professionallooking finish to thenails of the user. A cuticle pusher l8is stored in a storage recess 18aof a conforming shape in the surface 13. A number of emery boards 19 arestored in an elongated rectangular storage recess 19a which is locatedtoward the forward portion of the surface 13 in a manner such that theemery boardsare stacked on their ends. The emeryboards 19 are insertableinto the power handle 12 when the adapter 21, which is best shown inFIG. 10, is positioned over an end of an emery board such that the legs23 and 24 are positioned in a parallel relationship along a portion ofthe upper and the lower surfaces of the emery board, respectively. Thehead 25 of the adapter 21 is then inserted into an opening 26 in theforward end of the handle 12. For storage purposes, a recess 21a isprovided in surface '13 for the adaptor 21. A nail file is alsoprovided, which'is stored edgewise in the longitudinal storage recess20a as shown in FIG. l, and is usable with the adapter 21;

An on-off switch 28 is provided in the surface 13 for controlling theapplication of power to the manicure unit. The ON and the OFFdesignations on the on-off switch 28 are located on plane surfaces 28aand 28b which form acute angles with each other. This makes therecognition of the switch position easier for the user since, when theswitch is in the OFF position, the surface 28b which is designated ONwill project upwardly from the upper surface 13 at an acute angle, whilethe plane 28a with the OFF would be coplanar with the surfac'e'13. In asimilar manner, when the power unit is on, the surface 28b whichis'designated ON will be coplanar with the surface 13 while the surface28a which carries the designation OFF will be at an acute angle withrespect to the surface 13.

The case 11 is made of a plastic, such as polystyrene, and it isconstructed of three main sections. The base 14is formed of a topsection 29 and a bottom section 30. The bottom section 30 has integrallymolded feet 31 which project therefrom to support the manicure device.The bottom base section 30 also is provided with an opening 22 whichprovides access to a cord storage chamber 22a for storage of the linecord 23.

The top section 29 of the base 14 has an opening 32 that is formed atthe front surface 33 which is inclined downwardly at approximately a 45angle with respect to the upper surface 13. The bottom base section 30supports a locking latch 35 which has a locking projection 36 thatextends through opening 32 in the front surface 33. When the lockingprojection 36 extends through the opening 32, the top section 29 and thebottom section 30 are firmly secured to one another. In addition, thelocking projection 36 extends outwardly so that it may be inserted intothe notch 37 which is formed on the cover 15 when the cover is closed.The locking member 35 has an elongated latch bar 38 which extends for asubstantial portion along the distance of the front surface 33. Thelatch bar 38 is supported at its ends by the brace 40 which isintegrally formed with and extends upwardly from the bottom section 30.Y

Notches 39 and 41 of a general rectangular shape are formed in the endsof the brace 40, and the latch bar 38 is retained in these slots. TwoL-shaped ribs 42 and 43 are provided which have portions 42a and 4212that extend upwardly from the bottom section 30 to approximately thebottom of the slots 39 and 41. The rib portions 42b and 43b extendupwardly along the inside front side 44 of the bottom base section-30,and they have rounded ends 47 and 48 which project inwardly beyond theedges and 46 of the slots 39 and 41, respectively. The bar 38 is formedof a resilient plastic material such as nylon, and it is slightly bentin the inward direction. Therefore, a slight pressure on the releasebutton 50, which extends through the opening 51 in the upwardlyextending front side 44 of the bottom section 30, will move theprojection 36 out of the notch 37 so that the cover 15 may then belifted. If it is desired to disassemble the top section 29 and thebottom section 30 of the base 14, the release button must be pressedwith a considerably greater force so that the projection 36 will passinto the interior of the base 14 past the inner surface of the opening32 thereby allowing for removal of the top section 29 from the bottomsection 30. The latch bar 38 has two projecting bosses 55 and 56 whichextend forwardly and downwardly along the width of the bar 38. Thebosses 55 and 56 abut the brace 40 in the vicinity of the slots 39 and41, respectively, so as to limit the lateral movement of the bar 38. Themovement of the locking member 35 is limited in the vertical directionby the portions of the surface 33 that surround the hole 51 throughwhich the release button 50 passes. When the latch bar 38 assumes thedotted line position shown in FIG. 2, the release button 50 is free ofthe hole 51, and the top section 29 may be released from engagement withthe bottom sec tion 30.

The power handle 12, which is preferably formed of plastic, is coupledto the power'supply which is housed in the carrying case 11, and it issupplied power through the extendable looped cord 57. The power supplytransformer 58 which is housed in the carrying case 11 steps down theline voltage to voltage which is usable by the motor in the power handle12. The extendable cord 57 passes through an aperture 94 in the powerhandle storage cavity 27 in the top base section 29 into the interior ofthe base 14 for connection to the power transformer.

The cover has a surface 62 which extends in a generally paralleldirection with respect to the surface 13 and a second surface 63 whichforms an acute angle with the surface 62 and which extends generallyparallel to the surface 60. The case 11 is of necessity wider betweenthe surface 60 and the surface 63 than it is be tween the surface 13 andthe surface 62 due to the dimensions of the power handle 12. Theextendable cord 57 is stored in the storage recess 27a in the bottom ofthe cavity 21 when the cover 15 is closed. The power handle 12 issuspended above the power cord 57 when it is in its storage position,and it rests on the support areas 64 and 65 which are shaped tosubstantially conform to the surface of the power handle 12 and to forman acute angle with the upwardly extending walls 66 and 67 of the cavity27, respectively. The partitions 69 and 70 may be used for directing theplacement of internal wires in the base 14, in the manner shown in FIG.4, and therline cord 23 may also be tied around the post 68 if desired.1

The cover 15 is secured to the top base section 29 and the bottomsection 30 by means of a hinge pin 71 which extends through openings 72and 73 on the spaced-apart wings 74 and 75 that are formed integrallywith the cover 15. The wings 74 and 75 extend through slots 74a, 75a,inthe upper base section 29. As the cover 15 pivots about the pin 71, thewings 74, 75 are movable into and out of the slots 74a, 75a-therebyproviding for relative movement of the cover 15 and the top section 29.The ends of the pin 71 extend beyond the slots 74a and 75a and abutagainst the ledges 78 and 77, respectively. The pin 71 also fits intothe grooved U-shaped pin holders 78 and 79 that are formed in the bottombase section 30. When the top base section 29 and the bottom basesection 39 are secured together,.by means of fastening screws such asthe screw 61 which is screwed into the screw post 81 in the top basesection 29, the hinge pin 71 is positioned in the pin holders 78, 79.

A step-down transformer 58 for powering the power handle is positionedin a metal transformer bracket 80 which has upwardly extending sides 81that surround the transformer 58 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. The powerswitch 28 is secured to two screw posts (not shown) which projectdownwardly from the top base section 29. Thescrews 82 and 83 are securedinto the screw posts, and they clamp against the arms 84 and 85 of thebracket 80. The screw 86 secures the rear end of the bracket 80 as it isscrewed into the screw post 87 which extends downwardly at an angle fromthe inclined surface 88 of the cover 15. The on-off button 89 of theon-off switch 28 consists of a pair of downwardly projecting tongs 91which embrace the ends of the conventional on-off switch button 280. Twosupport arms 92 and 93 extend upwardly from the switch unit 28 toreceive the projecting pins 95a and 95 through apertures in the arms 92and 93 to provide support for the switch button 89. The switch button 89may be rocked back and forth to switch the manicure on or off whereinthe on-off switch button 89 is constructed in the manner previouslydescribed.

The extendable cord 57 for the power handle 12 passes through theaperture 94 in the bottom of the cavity 94a and is connected to theterminals 96 and 97 of the transformer 58 by female slip-on connectors98 and 99. The transformer 58 is braced into place against the L-shapedbracing members 100 and 101 which extend downwardly from the top basesection 29. The L- shaped bracing members 102 and 103 that are formed inthe top base section 29 also help to hold the transformer 58 inposition.

i The power handle 12, which is shown in FIG. 1, may be removed from thecavity 27 and may be operated at a position remote from the carryingcase 11 because of the extendable power cord 57. The power cord 57 hasfemale clips such as the clip for receiving male connectors such as theconnectors 111 that are electrically coupled to the motor 112. Thehousing of the motor 112 is constructed of metal, and, therefore, it ispreferred that two pieces of insulating tape 115 be secured in placebetween the connectors 111 and the motor l12.'The motor 112 is aconventional rotary electric motor which is powered by the transformer58 which is located in the housing 11 as shown in FIG. 4.

The power handle 12 is formed of two separate sections 113, 114. Thehandle section 114 is secured to the handle section 113 by means of thescrew 185. The head of the screw 185 is located in the recess 116a ofthe handle section 113 when the screw 185 is screwed into the threadedboss 116 which extends upwardly from the handle section 114. The annular.ring 117 at the otherend of the power handle 12 has a tongue 118 whichextends inwardly along the middle of the portion 118a of the ring 117and a tongue 119 which extends inwardly along themiddle of the portion119a of the ring 117. The tongues 118 and 119 are inserted into groovesformed between a pair of tabs 120 and 121,- which extend from the handlesection 113 and the handle section 114, respectively. The pair of tabs120 receive-the tongue 118 between their inner surfaces and act to holdthe rear edge 122 of the handle section 113 securely against the inneredge 123 of the annular ring 117. In a' similar manner, the pair of tabs119 surround the tongue 121 to hold the handle section 114 into place sothat the rear edge 124 of the handle section 114 is secured against theinner edge 125 of the annular ring 117. In addition, the ring iscemented to the'handle section 113. I

The pinion gear which is mounted on the motor shaft of the motor 112drives the drive gear 131a of the ring gear assembly 131. The gear 130and the entire ring gear assembly 131 are preferably formed of nylon. Aneccentric 132 and cylinders 133 and 165 are integrally formed in thering gear assembly 131. The frame of the motor includes two arms 134 and135 which project toward the forward or tool receiving end of the powerhandle 12. The ring gear assembly 131 is mounted on a metal shaft 136which extends through apertures 137 and'l38 in the arms 135 and 134,respectively. The ends of the steel shaft 136 are supported by thebraces 140 and 141 which are formed as part of the handle section 113.The bushings 142 and 143 which surround the ends of the axle 136 andwhich provide for smooth rotation of the axle 136 in the braces 140 and141 are short sleeves, which are preferably made of plasticizedpolyvinylchloride. The U-shaped support braces 140 and 141 are closed attheir upper ends by inwardly extending semicircular closure members 158which are formed on the handle section 113 and which enclose the ends ofthe shaft 136 in place in thebraces 140 and 141. The motor 112 issupported in the handle section 113 by the support braces 140 and 141and by one or more support posts 150, 151, as shown in FIG. 11, whichextend upwardly from the handle section 113 to engage the extension 154of the frame of the motor 112 at the surface 152 and 153 and the surface155, respectively, to prevent lateral movement of the motor 112 when itis positioned in the handle section 113. The rear end of the motor restson the support post 159 which is integrally formed with the handlesection 114.

t The tool holder 160 is preferably formed of nylon, and it isconstructed of two members 161 and 166. The member 161 includes the camfollower 162 which rides on the eccentric cylinder cam 165 of the ringgear assembly 131. A slot 163 is formed through the cam follower 162 toallow passage therethrough of the shaft 136 and to provide for cammingaction of the surface 165a of the eccentric cam 165 on the surface 164of the cam follower 162. The rotary motion of the motor which drives thegears 130 and 131 is thereby converted into reciprocating motion of thetool holder 160.

The member 166 of the tool holder 160 is removable from the member 161to provide for the insertion of the tool holding spring 167 which isshown in FIG. 9. The spring 167 is a ribbon spring which may beconstructed of spring steel and which has a bowed section 168 and twoV-shaped ends 169 and 170. The ends 169 and 170 of the spring 167 arelocked between the extending lips 171 and 172 and the tool holder member161. There silient spring 167 extends toward the inserted tool and actsto secure the inserted tool in place in the reception chamber 174. Theside wall 175 of the reception chamber 174 is a substantially flatsurface which engages the other side of-the inserted tool holder or toolholder adaptor to help to secure it in place in the reception chamber174. v

The member 161 of the reception chamber 174 also has two walls 177 and178, and the member 166 has two walls 190 and 191 all of which slopeinwardly so as to reduce the friction on an inserted tool in the toolholder160. A resilient spring tab 179 for holding the tool in thereception chamber 174 is formed near the opening 180 in the wall 181 ofthe member 166, as shown in FIG. 7, and engages the wide dimensionsection of the inserted tool. The locking hook 182 on the rear end ofthe member 166 passes through an opening 183 of the member 161' andlocks the members 161 and 166 together. In addition, the forward end ofthe member 166 has a pair of locking extending hooks 184 at its forwardend which extend through a'pair of slots 186 in the member 161. Themembers 161 and 166 are merely'snapped together during assembly and areheld in locking engagement by the above-described locking hooks.

A tool holder guide 192 is provided for guiding the tool holder 160 asit undergoes its reciprocating motion. The guide 192 is simply a hollowmetal structure of a generally rectangular shape which has two outwardlyextending legs 193 and 194 on opposite sides of the hollow longitudinalportion of the guide 192. The legs 193 and 194 are inserted into slotswhich are formed by the two pairs of generally triangular support braces195 and 196. L-shaped ribs 197, which are integrally formed with thepower handle housing section,

receive the tool guide 192 for support by engaging the bottom 198 andthe sides 199 of the guide 192.

The tool holder 160 passes through the guide chamber 192 with sufficientclearance so that it does not touch the walls of the chamber 192. A pairof integrally formed races 200, 201 are provided on the botom 205 of themember 166 of the tool holder 160 and on the top 206 of the member 161of the tool holder 160, respectively. A pair of needle or rollerbearings 202 and 204 which may be formed of cold finished steel arerespectively inserted into the races 200 and 201. The needle bearing 204rolls along the inner surface 207 of the chamber 192, while the needlebearing 202 rolls along the inner surface 208 of the chamber 192. Theguide chamber 192 is preferably formed of steel, and the surfaces 207and 208 preferably have a thin plated chrome layer on them.

The term axis of reciprocation of the manicure device in theaccompanying claims refers to the line of reciprocating motion of themanicure tool when the device is in operation. The axis of reciprocationin the illustrated embodiment is defined by an imaginary line whichbisects the longitudinal axes of the roller bearings 202, 204 anddivides the lower section 113 into two equal sections along thelongitudinal dimension of the power handle 12. The axis of reciprocationof the illustrated embodiment runs between the support posts 150 and151, at the front end of the motor 112, such that both posts are spacedsubstantially an equal distance from the axis of reciprocation, and alsothrough the support post 159 at the rear end of the motor 112.

While there has been illustrated and described a particular embodimentof the present invention, it will be understood that changes andmodifications may occur to those skilled in the art, and it is,therefore, contemplated by the appended claims to cover all such changesand modifications as fall within the true spirit and scope of thepresent invention.

What is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent ofthe United States is:

l. A reciprocating manicure tool driving devicecomprising an open-topcasing member having side walls and a bottom wall, a base enclosuresection removably mounted in said casing member and supported above saidbottom wall whereby to define a storage area therebetween, a powersupply housed in said storage area and having a line cord, a powerhandle having a manicure tool driving means enclosed in said handle andhaving an extendable power cord extending therefrom, a plurality ofpreformed tool-holding cavities formed in the upper surface of said baseenclosure section and adapted to receive a plurality of manicure toolstherein, and a substantially deeper storage cavity formed in the uppersurface of said base enclosure section for receiving said power handle,said power handle storage cavity having generally straight sides withthe upper portions thereof being arcuately shaped to conform to theouter surface of said power handle in a manner such that saidpower'handle is supportable above the bottom of said storage cavitywhereby to permit storage of said extendable cord thereof in the lowerportion of said storage cavity, said extendable power cord extendingthrough an aperture provided in the lower portion of said power handlestorage cavity for connection to said power supply.

with a cut-away portion permitting entrance into said storage area, saidpower cord being stored in said storage area by passage of said cordthrough said cut-away portion.

1. A reciprocating manicure tool driving device comprising an open-topcasing member having side walls and a bottom wall, a base enclosuresection removably mounted in said casing member and supported above saidbottom wall whereby to define a storage area therebetween, a powersupply housed in said storage area and having a line cord, a powerhandle having a manicure tool driving means enclosed in said handle andhaving an extendable power cord extending therefrom, a plurality ofpreformed tool-holding cavities formed in the upper surface of said baseenclosure section and adapted to receive a plurality of manicure toolstherein, and a substantially deeper storage cAvity formed in the uppersurface of said base enclosure section for receiving said power handle,said power handle storage cavity having generally straight sides withthe upper portions thereof being arcuately shaped to conform to theouter surface of said power handle in a manner such that said powerhandle is supportable above the bottom of said storage cavity whereby topermit storage of said extendable cord thereof in the lower portion ofsaid storage cavity, said extendable power cord extending through anaperture provided in the lower portion of said power handle storagecavity for connection to said power supply.
 2. A manicure device as inclaim 1 including a cover hinged to said casing member for enclosure ofsaid stored power handle cavity and said tool-holding cavities.
 3. Amanicure device as set forth in claim 1 wherein said bottom wall of saidcasing member is provided with a cut-away portion permitting entranceinto said storage area, said power cord being stored in said storagearea by passage of said cord through said cut-away portion.